Charles Leo Nelligan

Last updated November 08, 2025

Charles Leo Nelligan was a Canadian bishop.^[1] As bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada, he praised the Knights of Columbus for their support of Canadian troops during World War II.^[2]

He was Bishop of Pembroke from 1937 to 1945.^[3]

His resting place, is located at Heavenly Rest Cemetery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

References

↑ Kauffman, Christopher J. (1982). Faith and Fraternalism: The History of the Knights of Columbus, 1882–1982 . Harper and Row. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-06-014940-6.
↑ Kauffman 1982, p. 344.
↑ "Bishop Charles Leo Nelligan [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

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[1] Kauffman, Christopher J. (1982). Faith and Fraternalism: The History of the Knights of Columbus, 1882–1982 . Harper and Row. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-06-014940-6.

[FOOTNOTEKauffman1982344-2] Kauffman 1982, p. 344.

[3] "Bishop Charles Leo Nelligan [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

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